Shipping industry warned not to miss out on digitalisation opportunities

The shipping industry has been alerted to the risk of being left behind in digitalisation transformation. Nabil Ben Soussia, IEC Telecom’s vice-president maritime, stressed: “Digitalisation brings great benefits and has the potential to create greater equality in the world. The reality is that the train is leaving the station and individuals and organisations need to get on board quickly.” Measures such as being able to access a vessel management system remotely enable improved vessel and performance monitoring as well as more efficient maintenance regimes – saving time, money, and helping to meet environmental and other targets.